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When a background service or a graphical application completely locks up on a Linux system,...
LinuxHow to Manage the IP Routing Table Using the route Command in Linux
When a Linux server possesses multiple network interface cards (for example, one card connected to...
LinuxHow to Trace Network Routes and MTU Using tracepath in Linux
When you are attempting to diagnose a severely lagging network connection on a Linux server,...
LinuxHow to List Connected Hardware Using the lspci Command in Linux
When you plug a new expansion card—such as a dedicated GPU, a 10Gbps network interface...
LinuxHow to View Detailed CPU Architecture Using lscpu in Linux
When you are deploying a highly intensive application (like a database server or a virtualization...
LinuxHow to Analyze Network Traffic in the Terminal Using tshark in Linux
When you are debugging a complex networking issue—such as a database connection constantly dropping or...
LinuxHow to View Detailed Hardware Configurations Using lshw in Linux
When you take over the administration of an undocumented, bare-metal Linux server, you need to...
LinuxHow to Debug Programs by Intercepting Library Calls Using ltrace in Linux
When a custom-compiled application or a third-party binary repeatedly crashes on a Linux server, identifying...
LinuxHow to Monitor Real-Time Network Bandwidth Using iftop in Linux
When users complain that a Linux web server is responding slowly, system administrators often use...
LinuxHow to View Shared Library Dependencies Using the ldd Command in Linux
When you attempt to execute a custom-compiled binary or a third-party application on a Linux...
LinuxHow to View Network Connections and Open Ports Using netstat in Linux
When you are troubleshooting a complex network issue on a Linux server, knowing your machine’s...
LinuxHow to Set Execution Time Limits Using the timeout Command in Linux
When you are writing automated bash scripts for a Linux server, you often rely on...
LinuxHow to Monitor Command Output in Real-Time Using watch in Linux
When you are monitoring a slow-moving process on a Linux server, such as a massive...
LinuxHow to View Deep File Metadata Using the stat Command in Linux
When you run the ls -l command on a Linux server, you only see a...
LinuxHow to Create and Reverse Hex Dumps Using the xxd Command in Linux
When you attempt to open a compiled executable or a compiled .bin firmware file using...
LinuxHow to Identify Your Terminal Session Using the tty Command in Linux
When you are writing complex bash scripts that log data to the console, or when...
LinuxHow to Create Named Pipes Using the mkfifo Command in Linux
When you need two independent programs to communicate with each other on a Linux server,...